| Blue Cut Fire | |
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 Smoke rises above the fire on August 17 | |
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| Location | Cajon Pass, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°16′03″N 117°27′24″W / 34.26763°N 117.456805°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 37,000 acres (14,973 ha) |
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| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
  Location in Southern California. | |
The Blue Cut Fire was a wildfire in the Cajon Pass, northeastern San Gabriel Mountains, and Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.[1] The fire, which began on the Blue Cut hiking trail in the San Bernardino National Forest, was first reported on August 16, 2016 at 10:36 a.m., just west of Interstate 15. A red flag warning was in effect in the area of the fire, with temperatures near 100 °F (38 °C) and winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).[2]
By August 18, the fire had burned 37,000 acres (57.8 sq mi; 149.7 km2) of land and destroyed 105 homes and 213 other structures.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Blue Cut Fire Fire Incident Information". Inciweb. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Von Quednow, Cindy (August 16, 2016). "Evacuations, Road Closures Issued in Fast-Moving Blue Cut Fire Burning in Cajon Pass". KTLA. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Parvini, Sarah; Vives, Ruben (August 19, 2016). "96 homes, 213 other buildings destroyed as California's fire season take another grim turn". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ Jamieson, Alastair. "Blue Cut Fire Burns 37,000 Acres, Forces 82,000 to Evacuate in California". NBCNews.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.